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Xi Resets Ties with Modi on First Visit to India in 7 Years
The leaders agreed to rebuild business and transport links and seek a boundary settlement as bilateral trade hit $155.6 billion in 2025, Chinese customs data showed.
- On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in New Delhi during the BRICS Summit, marking Xi's first visit to India in seven years.
- Ties between the neighbors had soured following a 2020 Himalayan border skirmish that killed 20 Indian soldiers and Chinese troops. Recent momentum, including restored direct flights and border negotiation progress, prompted this diplomatic reset.
- Bilateral trade reached a record $155.6 billion in 2025, though India's imports from China hit about $132 billion, leaving New Delhi with a trade deficit exceeding $100 billion.
- Prime Minister Modi emphasized that "peace and tranquility in the border areas remains an essential basis" for development. The Ministry of External Affairs cited commitment to a "fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question."
- Challenges persist as both nations maintain substantial military deployments in the Himalayas while businesses report visa delays. Beijing continues outreach to India's neighbors Pakistan and Bangladesh, creating additional friction points.
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Xi resets ties with Modi on first visit to India in 7 years
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved closer to overcoming years of frictions over issues including an unresolved border dispute, holding a meeting in New Delhi that signaled a reset of ties between the world’s two…
India's Modi and China's Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 - India and China's leaders pledged on Saturday to build up business and transport links, New Delhi said, as both rebuild ties badly damaged by a 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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